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What 3 words sum up life with a newborn?

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Being Mum is about capturing the reality of life for mums after pregnancy, birth and with a baby.

Emotional

Overwhelming

Tiring

Amazing

Beautiful

Love

Relentless

Unexpected

Terrifying

Anxious

Consuming

Love

Scary

Tiring

Daunting

Overwhelming

Warm

Love

Whirlwind

Uncertainty

Anxiety

Love

Challenging

Blessed

Hectic

Exhausting

Unknown

Fragile

Overwhelming

Exhausting

Blur

Tiring

Lonely

Lost

Tired

Lonely

Emotional

Lonely

Tiring

Raw

Content

Lost

Instinctive

Quick

Raw

Chilled

Calm

Love

Happy

Fulfilled

Love

Wow

Intense

Responsibility

Being Mum is about giving you a voice and a place to read other women’s experiences to normalise motherhood and to ease the isolation.

It’s also about starting a conversation about motherhood, about how individual it is and the impact it can have.

Please do read, share and take part.

I’d love it if you could take part with your words and experiences and please do share with other mums who may want to read and take part.

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There's nothing complicated about using your breathing for calm and focus. Birth plans have a bad reputation, with many women feeling like theirs set them up to fail. It can make a difference to seek reassurance, to understand options, and to have more support. Homebirths aren't for everyone, either because it doesn't feel right for you or because there are other things going on for you or your baby, and medical care may be more reassuring or needed. I've used these stairs in 2 of my homebirths, wandering to position my baby and leaning on with contractions. Having a back to back baby can require patience, acceptance of the pattern and pace of your labour and reassessment of your needs.
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